B.S Degree

Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences Concentration, B.S.  

This concentration is being managed by the Department of Environmental Sciences  

 

Suggested Four Year-Plan:

Freshmen Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester  
  • ENGL 1010 - Freshman English I (3)  
  • AGSC 2010 - Introduction to Agribusiness Economics (3)  
  • AGSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science (also, Dual Enrollment Q99 Section) (3)  
  • UNIV 1000 - Service to Leadership (1)  
  • CHEM 1110, 1111 - General Chemistry I and Laboratory (4)  

             OR  

  • BIOL 1110, 1111 - General Biology I and Laboratory (4)  

   Total: 14 Hours  

  • ENGL 1020 - Freshman English II (3)  
  • AGSC 1200 - Introduction to Plant Science (also, Dual Enrollment Q99 Section) (3)  
  • AGSC 1600 - Introductory Biotechnology (3)  
  • MATH 1710 - Pre-Calculus Algebra (3)  
  • OR, 
         MATH 1720 - Precalculus Trigonometry (3)
    OR,
        MATH 1730- Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry(3)
    OR,
        MATH 1830 - Basic Calculus I (3) 
  • CHEM 1120, 1121 - General Chemistry II and Laboratory (4)
    OR,
        BIOL 1120, 1121 - General Biology II and Laboratory (4) 

      Total: 16 Hours

 

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester  
  • COMM 2200 - Public Speaking (3)  
  • Humanities Elective (3)  
  • AGSC 2040  -  Research Bus Writing in Agriculture (3)  
  • AGSC - 2400 Fundamentals of Environmental Science I (4)   
  • Social/Behavioral Elective (3)   

         Total: 16 Hours  

  • AGSC 2200 - Fundamentals of Soil Science (4)  
  • Social/Behavioral Elective (3)   
  • HIST 2010 - American History I (3)  
  • AGSC 2401 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science II (4)  
  • CHEM 2010, 2011 - Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory (4)  

            OR 
                 BIOL 2400, 2401 - Principles of Microbiology (4)  

        Total: 18 Hours  

 

Junior Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester  
  • AGSC 2510 - Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Systems (4)  
  • HIST 2020 - American History II (3)  
  • AGSC 3120 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I (3)  
  • AGSC 3500 - Principle of Food Science and Technology (3)                                                        
  • AGSC  4570 – Climate Change (3)  


     Total: 16 Hours
  • AGSC 3111 - Introduction to Leadership: Practical Applications (Also, Dual Enrollment Q99 Section) (3)  
  • AGSC 3220 - Soil and Environmental Chemistry (3)  
  • AGSC 3540 - Energy Resource Sustainability (3)  
  • AGSC 3340 - Natural Resources and Management (3)
           

            Total: 15 Hours  

 

Senior Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester  
  • Humanities Elective (3)   
  • AGSC 4210 - Soil, Plant and Water Analysis (4)  
  • AGSC 4500 - Senior Project (3)  
  • Environmental Science Elective (3)  

Total: 13 Hours

  • AGSC  4400 - Water Science (4)  
  • Environmental Science Elective (4)   
  • Environmental Science Elective (3)  
  • AGSC 4710 - Seminar (1)  

Total: 11 Hours  

 

  Guided Electives*:  

Environmental Sciences  

  • AGSC 3030 - Envir Resources Econ and Mgmt (3)  
  • AGSC 3040 - Agricultural Policy (3)  
  • AGSC 3130 - Sample Survey Theory and Techn (3)  
  • AGSC 3185 - Cooperative Education (3)  
  • AGSC 3200 - General Agricultural (3)  
  • AGSC 3230 - Soil Morphology Classification (3)  
  • AGSC 3250 - Introduction to Weed Science (3)  
  • AGSC 3260 - Sustainable Crop Production (3)  
  • AGSC 3300 - Plant Protection (3)  
  • AGSC 3320 - Propagation of Horticul Plants (3)  
  • AGSC 3550 - Global Positioning System (3)  
  • AGSC 3590 - Spatial Landscape Design (3)  
  • AGSC 3600 - Image Analysis-Remote Sensing (3)  
  • AGSC 4040 - World Agriculture (3)  
  • AGSC 4080 - Experimental Design (3)  
  • AGSC 4220 - Advanced Soil Fertility (3)  
  • AGSC 4230 - Soil Water Conservation (4)  
  • AGSC 4310 - Plant Breeding (3)  
  • AGSC 4320 - Wetlands Ecology and Mgmt (3)  
  • AGSC 4810 - Computing in Agriculture (3)  
  • AGSC 4900 – Entomology (3)  
  • CHEM 3410, 3411 - General Biochemistry I and Laboratory (4)  

 

Guided Electives* (11 Credit Hours)  

*Guided Electives will be chosen from listed courses based upon the student's career interests.  

**Students interested in soil science as a career will choose a minimum of 15 credit hours from the soils category of listed courses.